Study: Actually The Arctic Isn’t That Vulnerable To Global Warming

A study published online Monday from the University of Alberta found Arctic tundra is much more resilient to global warming than scientists often argue.

Instead of amplifying warming effects as previously feared, the study found that a rising number of shrubs in the tundra will cause the region to absorb 40 percent less energy, modestly slowing global warming.

“The worry was that as the tundra warmed and increased in shrub vegetation, it would absorb more solar radiation, which would cause more warming,” Dr. Scott Williamson, the lead author of the study, said in a press release. “But what we have found is that this solar energy was increasingly reflected by shrubs during the growing season as canopies became denser.”

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